It’s the job of defense attorneys to provide a zealous defense of their clients. But that doesn’t excuse them from criticism when they cross the line. That’s what happened this week when attorney Mark Eisenberg asked a Dane County sheriff’s deputy if he had heard complaints about Cynthia Arsnow riding her bike on Highway 14. [...]

With temperatures in the 40s and rain last weekend, it sure felt like we should have had another Spring Classic Ride. The Lowlands Groups Spring Classic Series finished with Rocket Bikes Black and Blue ride with a hilly route from the shop in Verona through Black Earth and Blue Mounds. The ride started out with [...]

I missed the ride, so I don’t have any photos to share, but thanks to Bike Fed board member John Siegert for this ride report from Fyxation’s Spring Classic Ride to Belgium a couple weeks ago. For those keeping track of Flanders Points, the temperature at the start was 53 degrees and the wind was [...]

Yesterday, Governor Scott Walker appointed a task force to explore self-driving cars, but he failed to include anyone to represent the interests of cyclists and pedestrians on that group. Let’s get that fixed. The governor issued Executive Order #245, creating the Governor’s Steering Committee on Autonomous and Connected Vehicles. That’s a great idea. As we [...]

This Friday, May 19th, is National Bike to Work Day. That’s great and we’re all for it, but the Wisconsin Bike Fed is saving most of our firepower for the celebration of Wisconsin Bike Week, June 3rd through June 10th. We admit that it can be a little confusing, but there are two reasons why [...]